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Itinerary & Destinations

8 Day Best of Maldives Diving Tour

Itinerary

8 Day Best of Maldives Diving Tour

Boarding on Malé

We will meet you at the airport to transfer you to the harbour where we will have a first dive check before setting off to Guraidhoo.

Guraidhoo Corner - Dhevana Kandu - Alimatha House Reef

Our first dive will take place in south Male Atoll, Guraidhoo Corner, where you will see bigeye trevally, tunas, barracudas, eagle ray, grey reef sharks and big green turtles.

The second day dive will be in Vaavu Atoll in Dhevana Kandu where you will see pelagic fish, sharks, coral and we will get lost in the caves.

The night dive will be around an atoll in Alimatha House Reef where you will see nurse shark, different type of stingrays and giant trevallies.

[2 day dives and 1 night dive]

Alimatha Vaavu Atoll

The first dive will take place in Miyaru Kandu in Vaavu Atoll famous for sharks and big fish.

For the second dive, we will navigate to the south of the Ari Atoll, in Maamigili Beyru. Here you will see moray eels, lionfish, nudibranchs, eagle rays, Mobula mantas and whale sharks.

The third dive will be again in the south Ari Atoll but in Bodufinolhu Thila, where you will see white tip reef sharks, stingrays, mobula mantas and whale sharks.

[3 day dives]

Maamigili

Again, we will have three more day dives today.

The first is at Kudarah Thila, in the south of Ari Atoll where you will be amazed by the sea soft corals, gorgonian fan corals, bluestripe snappers, turtles and napoleons.

Later, we will explore Rangali Manta Point where manta rays, napoleon wrasse, bluestripe snapper and parrotfish will accompany your second dive of the day.

Rahdhigga Thila is our last stop where you will see reef sharks, tunas, barracudas and eagle ray.

[3 day dives]

Rahddhiggaa

Today, we stop in Panettone, in the south of Ari where white tip sharks, barracuda, tuna and trevallies are going to be the companions of your first dive in the unique grey reef.

We will then navigate to the north of Ari Atoll where we will be diving again in Fish Head. Here, you will see grey and white tip sharks, tunas, shoals of fusiliers, turtles, napoleon wrasses, snappers and surgeon fish.

Still in the north in Maya Thala, we will have our third dive of the day where you will be amazed by the number of turtles, moray eels, grey and white tip sharks, fusiliers, octopus, stone fish, angelfish and clownfish.

[3 day dives]

Maayafushi

The first dive of the day is in Hafsa Thila where you will see grey reef sharks, octopus, crustaceans, eagle ray, big eyed jack, blue fish and batfish.

The second is in Bathalamaagaa Kanthila and you will swim with silver, white and grey reef shark, eagle rays, barracudas, tunas, fusiliers and sweetlips.

The third will be in Rasdhoo Madivaru Corner where you will see hammerhead sharks, mantas and other large pelagic.

[3 day dives]

Rasdhoo

Today, there is only one dive in Rasdhoo Madivaru Hammer Head Point, after which we suggest exploring Malé to get a feeling of the local culture and cuisine.

8 days. 7 nights. 3 dives a day. 1 or 2 night dives. For a grand total of 17 (or 18) dives in a week.

Starting from the Atoll of Malé, we will show you the best diving sites of this part of the world. We will take you inches away from bigeye trevally, tunas, barracudas, eagle ray, grey reef sharks and big green turtles. And then, when you'll think you've seen it all, we will take you to dive through caves, channels, drifts and pinnacles to encounter mantas, whale sharks and all the rest of the Maldives' unique reef ecosystem.

This tour is perfect for the passionate diver who truly wants to discover the incredible and untouched beauty of the underwater world of Maldives. During this special undersea exploration, you'll be diving in the best and most famous diving sites in a single week. This is a beautiful liveaboard experience sailing along the stunning Male' Atolls, Vaavu and Arirnatolls.

The Maldives are considered one of the best places for diving and for most divers it is a mandatory site to visit least once in your life. Come aboard with us and discover why!

Please note: the itinerary depends on the weather and is subject to change. We are also available to suggest other options and to tailor a tour more suited to your preferences.